The Penn's Grove record., 1887-12-10

Fine weather for winter we I nav [
Ing. !
The steamer Jersey Blue has stopped
running between Bridgeport and Phil
adelphia.
DIR. Kilburn, a dentist OF Clayton
will visit Pennsgroye twice a niounth.
See adv. in another column.
The Sunday school are preparing for
their Christmas entertainments and
the coming of Kris Kringle.
Lon Margerum has returned home
sick from Pottstown, Pa, where he
has been clerking in "a store.
On Tuesday, last week, Mr.. James ),
LAYTON shot il hawk, that was after his
chickens. 1t measured over four feet
from tip TO tip of its wings.
The water in the Delaware river
Trenton is 81 low that the mills at
MANY points that are run by water
power will probably have TO shut Town.
Another raid was made Oh the local
gamblers last Saturday night at Will
mington. Del, and forty.nine OF the
law violators were captured, all color
ed, but one exception.
Mira, Hannah A. Summerill has had
a very, nice granite monument erected
at TIL. grave Of her late husband
Judge William Summeriil. Charles
Smith, of Wilmington, did the work.
Emmanuel Cemetery Co. are fencing
in the remainder of the ground John Nj.
Smith deed to them and Will lay it out
in burial plot Nj. Smith got the
first plot graded just before he died.
The revival seryicesin Emmanuel
church still continue with increased
interest. Upward of 40 different per-
soEs have peel seeking salvation. Rev.
u. b. Acklr" the, EVANGELIST. will re-
main all mex week,
More real ate in this yimcinty 4ill
be offered f, sale this winter than
there has been for years. The first sale
will be today in Pennsgrove of the
Summerill old homestead farm by Jos.
J. Summerill, attorney for the heirs OF
Rev. j. G. Summerill.
The gathering of Christmas greens
gives employment to "A great many Ill
this vincinity, and the weather has
been very favorable for the work. Good
greens are said to be scarce in this
vicinity get the supply i'll other sections
is reported to be larger.
The second entertainment of the Stal
Lecture Course will be held in Dds
Fellows Hall next Saturday evening
the 18th, when Mss Olive Thompson
the celebrated reader and character
i@mpersonator Of New York will appear
in IA highly entertaining programme
of humorous selections and character
representations.
The board OF port wardens of PHI
adelphia have adopted resolutions fav
oring the removal of Windmill ant
Smiths Islands and adjacent shoals il
the Delaware river, should the boart
of harbor commissioners and their ad
visory board Of scientific men decid
that il is feasible. and agree upon am
recommend a satisfactory plan.
Just to be eccentric and to have tn
proud distinction of being the onl.
bachelor editor in Salem county, edito
Snmmerill, of the P~ennsgrove RECoRI
d6elares he will never marry. Som
gull will veto that Bili.-SunJeam
The trouble is, we understand, that tina
particular Bill has too many would-b
c~olleetors.--RegiSter Wrong. Mr.. Reg
lister. As we know of no claimants TIL
Bill viii soon run out of date and l.
uncomfortable.
cheeky" Hurff, alias. Russell, ALA
Maaame Russell, who lived in Salel
several years ago, has again got lit
name in the papers. She is now prat
tieing medicine il" New York, attenC
fae she Office work of the nOtOriur
I 3S9sor'' Buchanan of bogus diplon
fame. She calls herself Buchanan
daughter. Last week while this won
al was in her office, which opens di
ectly ON the street, an unknown ma
fired a pistol at her, but tn ball on
grazed her cheek. The man fled al
has not been found, and Mrs DR.. Buc.
anan refuses to make any complain
to the police.
Capt, Samuel NJ. Denny return
home from North Carolina the LAT
part Of last week after seeing
steamer S. A. Mccall initiated on
new Iun between Edenton snd VIII
.ston. She makes the IS miles ru
Albemarle Sound and Roanoke riN
Al hours, beating the opposition
Il hours. Such a fast boat was
seen on that river and the people
Ly the hundreds at the stopping
to Sea her. The captain info
that the Railroad Company
chartered her, have been exec
heir expectations Of her and t
'cts are now that they will